Diana Humphrey Carlson - Second Grade Teacher
BA in Public Relations, French minor, San Jose State University
Diana grew up in California's Silicon Valley. She began the Waldorf teacher training program at Rudolf Steiner College in Sacramento and is currently in her second year of the part-time Masters in Waldorf Education program at Antioch New England Graduate School.
Diana enjoys all that homemaking entails - cooking, seasonal crafts, singing, telling stories, enjoying nature as a family. She is a former yoga teacher, dancer and midwife - all still abiding interests. She loves reading and usually has about three books going at once. Other interests include sustainable/biodynamic farming/eating, architecture and design, travel, foreign languages and dance. Diana is a member of the Anthroposophical Society. She began teaching at Green Meadow in 2009; her three daughters attend our school.
Michael Wilt - Third Grade Teacher
BA in Geography and California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential, both from Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif., Waldorf Teaching Certification from Waldorf Teacher Education,Eugene, Ore.
Michael has spent much of his time backpacking, mountain biking, hiking and discovering the incredible landscape of the Pacific Northwest. In the past, he has been a climbing instructor for at-risk youths in Santa Cruz, Ca, a class teacher on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, and a yurt builder. He comes to Green Meadow from Sunrise Waldorf School on Vancouver Island with his wife and two daughters. His interests include wood carving, biodynamic farming, sustainable living, biodiesel production, and cob construction. He enjoys cycling, bread baking, singing, and spending time with his family.
Bonnie Manacas - Fourth Grade Teacher
BFA, Art Education, MFA. Art Education, both from Concordia University in Canada; Waldorf Teacher Training, Sunbridge College.
Bonnie is a member of the Care Group and the Social Inclusion Committee. She has written twelve class plays, and translated, as well as performed, "The Dream Song of Olaf Asteson." A singer and songwriter, Bonnie produced "A Class By Themselves," a CD of folk music sung by her Green Meadow eighth grade class in 1998. She has a strong and long-abiding involvement with American Roots music and the singer/songwriter tradition. Her two children are Green Meadow alumni.
Evangeline Wolfe - Fifth Grade Teacher
Born and raised in upstate New York, Evangeline Wolfe spent many happy childhood years as a Waldorf student. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Cornell University, where she studied Music, Anthropology, and Education. She completed her teacher training at the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training. Prior to coming to Green Meadow, Evangeline taught music at the East Bay Waldorf School. Evangeline's chief pursuit in life has always been music; she has worked for years as a pianist, organist, soprano, and choir director. Evangeline's other interests include spending time in nature, gourmet cooking, and languages.
Klara Pataky-Irimina, Fifth Grade Teaching Assistant
BA, n Philology (English and French) in Romania. Currently enrolled in the teacher training program at Sunbridge Institute.
Before enrolling in the teacher training program at Sunbridge Institute, Klara worked at the Apothecary, an anthroposophical pharmacy in Chestnut Ridge, for six years. She was born and raised in Romania, where she taught English and French for two years. Klara has an eighth-month-old baby boy. In her free time, she enjoys reading.
Jana Hawley - Sixth Grade Teacher
BFA, Music, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA; Certificate, Waldorf Music Teacher Training, Sunbridge College.
Jana taught music and singing in grades one through eight. She is a member of the Music Committee, the Festival Committee, and the Child Study Group.
Jana currently consults with music teachers in two developing Waldorf schools, helping to start their music programs. She also mentors students in the Waldorf Music Teacher Training at Sunbridge College, for which she serves as program director.
Jane Wulsin - Seventh Grade Teacher
BA, Elementary Education, University of Florida; Waldorf teacher training, Waldorf Institute of Sunbridge College, 
Detroit.
Jane serves on the school's Finance Committee and is a mentor to many teachers. She has been a part-time teacher in the Waldorf Teacher Training program at Sunbridge College.
Jane is a member of the Pedagogical Section Council of North America, an organization which works with the deepening of Waldorf education, with research and with support to Waldorf initiatives and adult education institutions in North America. She is an AWSNA board member. Jane has been teaching at Green Meadow since 1979. This is her 4th cycle as a class teacher!
Elizabeth Hall - Eighth Grade Teacher
BA., Spanish Lit. and English Lit., Minor in Art History, Earlham College; MA. Ed, Antioch University; Waldorf Teacher Certification; Certificate in Curative Education (Camphill Special Schools)
Elizabeth has been a Waldorf class teacher for grades 1-8. Prior to joining Green Meadow, she served as an elementary school chair and on the College of Teachers in Baltimore.
Elizabeth is a former summer camp director and holds a New Hampshire state teaching certificate for grades 1-6. She has been teaching at Green Meadow since 2006.
Faculty members who also teach in the Lower School
Eurythmy
Tari Steinrueck
Maria Ver Eecke
High School Faculty
Defne Caldwell
Alix Christofides
John Hoffman
Maskit Ronen
Handwork Faculty
April Kornberg
Christine Marlow
Michael Miller
Madeleine Wuergler
Language
Raoul Cansino
Rona Gonzalez
Ivette Lenard
Movement and Physical Education
Will Crane
Music
Jana Hawley
William Pernice
Jacqueline Stern
Karen Tallman
Anna Teigen
Suggested Reading
Click here for a suggested reading list for parents and here for a list of books authored by Green Meadow Faculty.